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A hard-working, highly analytical, friendly Junior Software Developer. Constantly looking to improve my knowledge and to provide immense value to the team whilst being approachable and ever jolly.
Looking to expand my abilites in all that is; Javascript, Ruby, C# and any further languages, the more the better! Improve my coding practices in order to provide excellence.
Knowledge hungry :
My main driving force, a thirst for a pure understanding of all situations I face.
This feature has matured throughout my university via the need to know more on the topics I studied. However, I found that my interest in coding and software development has developed far more than my previous academics and thus commands my passion for information.
Throughout my experiences at Makers Academy, University and it's multiple soceities/teams, this has proved a valuable asset that provides for both myself and those surrounding the projects I take part in.
Leadership and teamwork
Applying both to a team setting and my own growth, I have built the ability to lead where is required but still remain at a level which my peers and colleagues may approach and debate what happens next.
Vital when organising events at university, and reaching a Minimum Viable Product during my software development projects.
A specific example would be the AudioDash product. In a team of 5 we were given a 2 week period to create an MVP of our chosen product. By the beginning of the second week, we had nothing aside from 14 lines of code on a single file, due to lack of direction. I brought the team together by undertaking regular stand-ups, mob reviews and intense pair-programming, leading to us producing an MVP product with additional bonus features.
Analytical approach
An ability that has flourished through work related and cultural experiences. My first real instinct to visually analyse came from study of individual giraffes on a conservancy, this flourished in university and throughout my coding experience and has been invaluable towards project development and bug fixing.
Simply Business
Position - Software Developer in Test
I was accountable for handling testing and test coverage across a team of 8 - 10 developers within the company. The teams focus rotated mainly around marketing based work from which we supported, maintained and developed. Working closely with all levels of the team from Junior Developer to Tech Lead.
I also volunteered to multiple events; and won a Google home for the company from Google! By developing a quote generator in 2 days, with help from two business facing colleagues. Using the skills from the Google Hackathon, we were able to create another application on the Google that helps identify easy access to all stations in London for disabled users, for a WhizzKidz.
- Tech and experience:
- Ruby, Rails, Javascript
- Gherkin Specs (Turnip, Cucumber, Rutabaga), Selenium, Capybara
- Use of extensive testing - unit, feature, exploratory, efficency testing.
- Skill for domain understanding & analysis (Interpretation & modeling)
- Virtual box pressure and efficiency testing
- Technical and Business facing testing
- Website Security development
- SEO work
- Agile, Scrum, Kanban and Scrumban
Makers Academy, Software developer Bootcamp
June - October 2016
A code camp that has a 10% acceptance rate on first round selection, highly prided on providing excellent students with strong code ethics.
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Work Ethics (All with SOLID approach):
- Object Oriented design(OO)
- Test Driven Development(TTD)
- Model View Controller(MVC)
- Domain Driven Design(DDD)
- Agile
- Curiosity and passion for code
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Technologies used:
- Ruby, Rails, C#
- HTML 5, CSS3
- Rspec, Jasmine, Mocha, Chai, Zombie, NUnit, Knex, Bookshelf
- Self Made Testing Framework using Javascript: Kiwi
Projects at Makers:
| Project | Description | Technologies | Testing |
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| GitSnitch | A search engine that reveals Crypt Keys and IDs exposed to public use. | Rails, Octokit, OmniAuth | Rspec |
| Tricolade | A Learning project that copied the layout and basic mannerisms of the Original Air B'n'B | Javascript, Node.js, Knex, Postgres | Zombie , Mocha, Chai |
| Kiwi | Testing Framework made using Javascript | Javascript | Kiwi |
Royal Holloway, University of London
September 2013 to June 2016
- BSc Honours in BioChemistry
Major Areas of study:
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Bioinformatics:
Biochemical information databases and software usage within scientific research
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Bioenergetics:
In-depth algorithmic and equational based analysis of organic and inorganic environments
Final projects:
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Cryptobiotic organism implementation:
Large scale analysis of over multiple decades worth of research
Extra Activities:
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Secretary to the Biological society
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Mentoring program
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Rare disease volunteer and organiser
Skills acquired:
- Large scale event planning
- Inter-company communication
- Gaining exterior funding
- Inter-personnal communication
- Teaching
- Approachability
- In-depth background knowledge of subject
Tante Marié Culinary Academy
January to May 2013
Skills acquired:
- Food hygiene
- Preparation and management of catered events
- Team management and individual responsibility
Olpejeta Wild Life Conservancy
September to November 2012
Position: Junior Zoologists Assistant
- Required to keep track of giraffe numbers and collect samples from individuals.
- Where my analytical ability emerged
- Need to be able to register gender and individual giraffes from far distances through uniques patterns and markings.
Hillcrest Secondary School, Kenya
September 2007 to July 2012
- *4 A levels (A-C) including:
- Mathematics
- Chemistry
- Biology
- English Literature*
11 IGCSEs (A-*A):
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A*'s including:
- Physics
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A's including:
- English Literature
- English language
- Mathematics
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Cooking (classic French type cuisine).
- Wildlife management and conservation.
- Water Sports; Paddle boarding, sailing and kayaking.
- Software and scientific research.